Former President Zuma promises jobs ahead of crucial South Africa polls
Your browser doesn’t support HTML5
It’s a little over a week before South Africa’s May 29 elections. Former President Jacob Zuma who wants to represent the uMkhonto we Sizwe, or MK, in those elections, spoke over the weekend at the launch of the party’s manifesto. Zuma is facing legal challenges to his candidacy. Professor Sipho Seepe, a political analyst and former deputy Vice Chancellor for Institutional Support at the University of Zululand, tells VOA’s James Butty, that Zuma was critical of the ruling ANC while promising to create new jobs.